France GVA chained volumes: accommodation and food services
France GVA chained volumes: accommodation and food services stood at 68,140 in 2025, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Annual national accounts table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 1949 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Annual national accounts table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross value added, chain-linked volumes | |||||||||||
| Accommodation and food service activities | 68,140 | 66,273 | 61,854 | 56,815 | 32,523 | 28,813 | 52,089 | 49,186 | 48,537 | 47,997 | |
| Mining and quarrying | 1,464 | 1,517 | 1,577 | 2,044 | 2,226 | 2,004 | 2,138 | 2,178 | 2,143 | 2,061 |
Understanding france GVA chained volumes: accommodation and food services
Visitor lodging and meal preparation services encompass the constant-price value added generated by hotels, holiday camps, restaurants, bars, and catering businesses. This series strips away price changes in menu items and room rates to isolate real fluctuations in guest nights and meal transactions. The scope includes short-stay accommodation and food and beverage serving activities while excluding residential real estate rentals and long-term lease operations. Distinguishing itself from retail trade, this branch measures services where consumption and preparation happen simultaneously on the premises.
Analysts evaluating hospitality output must account for strong seasonal weather patterns, school holiday calendars, and international tourism inflows that create predictable intra-year volatility. Early estimates for the hospitality sector frequently experience revisions as tax authorities process final business receipts from independent operators and seasonal establishments. Year-on-year comparisons remain the standard method to filter out seasonal distortions inherent in tourist-dependent activities. A common analytical pitfall involves conflating hospitality turnover with overall personal consumption expenditure on food, as the former includes business travel and tourism spending by non-residents.
Frequently asked questions
- What types of businesses are included in accommodation and food services?
- Hotels, bed and breakfasts, campsites, restaurants, bars, canteens, and catering services are all covered under this branch.
- How do seasonal tourism patterns affect the reading of this series?
- Holiday periods and weather cycles create sharp intra-year fluctuations, making year-on-year comparisons more reliable than consecutive-period analysis for spotting real trends.
- Why does this measure differ from general household food expenditure?
- This branch includes dining and lodging outlays by tourists and business travelers from abroad, while excluding supermarket food purchases consumed at home.